Giving 'Coach' the boot raises questions for WGR

'The timing of Dickerson's release, a few weeks before the Buffalo Sabres determine what television and radio outlets will carry their games next season, raises another question: Was Dickerson's ouster WGR's way of telling the Sabres it would be a more friendly radio environment if the NHL club decides to vacate its contract with the Empire Sports Network and WNSA and the Adelphia stations fold?'